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6/10/2014

The Festival is just 85 days away! The Toronto International
Film Festival released the dates and ticket packages today, so TIFFgoers can
start their planning! Choosing the right ticket package for the optimal
festival experience can be daunting, but there’s enough choice and variety that
festivalgoers can expect to be satisfied with their screenings regardless of
the package they choose.

TIFF Choice Packs let the programmers choose a schedule for
festivalgoers, which is the best option for anyone with a distinct taste (ie:
Midnight Madness or Wavelenghts fans) or for anyone looking to try new things. The
My Choice Regular Flex Pack, on the other hand, lets festivalgoers buy tickets
in increments of ten and is probably the safest bet for anyone looking to
choose their own adventure or plan screenings with friends. I’ve also done the
My Choice Daytime Pack, which offers 20 tickets at just $226, and that’s
probably the best option for folks looking to keep the costs down on daytime
screenings and do star-studded Premium screenings at night. You need to be a
bit more open to what you see with that option, but you’re also bound to
discover some films that you might have missed otherwise.

Premium tickets, on that note, are available in flex packs
and as single tickets. New to the Festival this year on the premium screening
front is the Buzz List Pack, which offers priority access to five premium
screenings. At $1500, it’s an option few festivalgoers can afford, but if
nabbing a prime seat and hob-nobbing with stars at, say, 12 Years a Slave, August:
Osage County, Gravity, Dallas Buyers Club, and Rush defined your festival last year,
this is easily most the ballin’ option. There’s still the option of single
ticket day (which is annual chaos, but an essential part of the experience
nevertheless) and rushing, so don’t let the numbers and options overwhelm you. There
are endless opportunities to star gaze and see movies regardless of budget!

The gist of the packages is best explained in this
delightfully cheesy How-To Guide from TIFF 2012:

Other news on the festival front gives very good news about
the venues for this year’s festival. The Princess of Wales Theatre, which is
probably my favourite venue for stars and screenings (that or the VISA), will
host screenings for the duration of TIFF ’14, as will the Winter Garden and the
Isabel Bader. Other venues such as TIFF Bell Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, the
Bloor, and Ryerson are all returning, as is the Scotiabank, which lets
festivalgoers discuss their favourite films while they navigate Temple Grandin
style corrals. It’s all part of the experience!

Dates and Ticket packages for TIFF 2014 are as follows:

IMPORTANT DATES

June 24:

TIFF Members can purchase ticket packages as of 10 a.m. ET.

July 2:

Visa cardholders can purchase ticket packages as of 10 a.m.
ET.

July 9:

Ticket packages on sale to the public as of 10 a.m. ET.

August 19:

Find the Programme Book and Official Film Schedule at the
TIFF Bell Lightbox box office. The Official Film Schedule is also
availableonline at tiff.net/festival.

August 21 to 23:

Single tickets on sale for Patrons Circle members (according
to level).

August 24 to 25:

Regular Flex Pack and Premium Flex Pack ticket selection
window for TIFF Members (Contributors and up, according to level): online, by
phone, and in person.